This paper will discuss a number of new satellite products recently available to forecasters and weather forecast centers as well as some presently in a testing mode. Advent of increased operational satellite microwave sounding capabilities has been a key factor in some of the new products. Web access to near real-time products from research satellites also has opened a new segment of satellite data applications.

The new satellite application products mentioned will include: Precipitation Estimates including Tropical Rainfall Potential; Total Column Water Vapor; Fog and Day/Night Albedo Products; Severe Weather Indices; Asynchronous Stereo Cloud Drift Winds; Surface Wind Vectors over the ocean; and others. In addition, development and test of a new suite of satellite data assimilation products will be mentioned.